Graduate Programs

In order to become certified with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, you must hold a graduate degree in counselling or a related professional field from an AUCC member Canadian educational institution (or from a regionally accredited institution in the United States) and meet the CCPA’s certification criteria.

You can visit the AUCC website at http://www.aucc.ca/ for a list of Canadian universities. For a list of American regionally accredited institutions, visit http://www.ccpa-accp.ca/en/usinstitutions. For a list of on-line counselling programs in the US, visit the following CACREP directory: http://www.cacrep.org/directory/directory.cfm. Please note that CACREP accreditation doesn't imply regional accreditation and that if you find a program in this directory, you must ensure that it's regionally accredited if you are interested in getting certified.

For your convenience, CCPA has put together a list of Canadian Masters-level Counselling Programs from AUCC-member or regionally-accredited institutions. If you are looking for programs related to counselling, we have compiled a list of Masters-level Counselling-related Programs.

If you have met some requirements for certification but require additional qualification(s), or if you are a certified member wishing to gain further qualification(s), CCPA has put together a list of graduate-level Certificate and Diploma Programs in Counselling and Related Fields.